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E-cigarettes - Subject to the same restrictions as tobacco products.
Ban the use of e-cigarettes wherever smoking is banned. Prohibit the promotion of e-cigarettes in print, on TV, on radio and lifestyle advertising. Ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. E-cigarettes set to be banned in India soon. The Union health ministry has decided to ban these “nicotine inhalers” through proper legislation soon. E-cigarette smoking declared illegal in Punjab, 18 districts of Punjab have already been declared no smoking districts.
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21 November 2014
Dr.Rajiv Kumar
Associate Professor, Deptt. of Pharmacology
Dr.Jagjit Singh
Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh 160030. INDIA
House No- 1156 B, Sector 32 B, Chandigarh , 160030. INDIA.
The Institute of Health Promotion and Education has a clear position on e-cigarettes and makes five key recommendations.
1. E-cigarettes should be seen as a part of the armoury of devices intended to wean smokers away from cigarettes, and nothing more.
2. E-cigarettes should not be promoted to non-tobacco users.
3. More research is needed into the efficacy of e-cigarettes.
4. Careful monitoring of the promotion and use of e-cigarettes is needed.
5. There needs to be further debate about the use of e-cigarettes in public places (including workplaces).
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28 October 2014
Michael C. Watson
Associate Professor in Public Health
Dr Mark Forshaw (President, Institute of Health Promotion and Education. Subject Leader in Psychology, Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University.)
University of Nottingham, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, D86, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. NG7 2HA
Re: E-cigarettes latest: users on the up but rules tighten
E-cigarettes - Subject to the same restrictions as tobacco products.
Ban the use of e-cigarettes wherever smoking is banned. Prohibit the promotion of e-cigarettes in print, on TV, on radio and lifestyle advertising. Ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. E-cigarettes set to be banned in India soon. The Union health ministry has decided to ban these “nicotine inhalers” through proper legislation soon. E-cigarette smoking declared illegal in Punjab, 18 districts of Punjab have already been declared no smoking districts.
Competing interests: No competing interests